Punching Up with Mel Brooks: Speaking Truth to Power
Photo: Mel Brooks “Punching up” is one of the unspoken rules of comedy, of what makes comedy important during hard times. Punching up is when a comedian uses comedy, from jokes to slapstick to characters, to criticize those in power. Punching up is the...
An Analysis of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Franchise: A Series That Packs a Punch
Video Version of this Article Photo: The Rocky Franchise The ‘Rocky’ franchise is one that has stood the test of time, and done so magnificently. The first ‘Rocky’ came out all the way back in 1975, and 45 years later, we’ve had five sequels, a spinoff movie series,...
A Look at All the Superhero Movies Releasing in 2022: ‘Batman’, ‘Spider Man’, ‘Thor’ & More
Photo: Superhero Movies 2022 has a wide variety of superhero films from DC to Marvel, with a total of 10 films coming to theaters; therefore, superhero fans have something to look forward to throughout the whole year. With the pandemic delaying the release of many...
Kurosawa and Shakespeare: Three Remarkable Adaptations from the Legendary Japanese FilmmakerDraft
Video Version of this Article Photo: Kurosawa and Shakespeare From the likes of Laurence Olivier and Orson Welles to Roman Polanski and Kenneth Branagh, film history is littered with directors who have fancied themselves the definitive cinematic proctors of William...
